Have you tried adding “Write the Room” into your classroom routine? It’s PERFECT for anytime you want your students to do some meaningful, independent, active academic work. I like using it as a literacy center for kids to work on independently while I meet with reading groups. Here are my top 10 reason’s you should give it a try!
8. It’s basically zero prep / print & go: Your time is valuable! I print all the recording pages at the beginning of the year and just pull out the ones I want each week. The only real prep was printing, laminating and cutting apart the cards to display around the room… but it’s the kind of thing you do once and then never have to do again. I’ve been using my cards for years and years.
7. Kids can help you swap cards out each week: They love to help and it saves you more time! I used sticky tack to put 12 clothespins around the room at the beginning of the year and that’s where the 12 cards go each week. It’s very easy for kids to pull the old card out and put a new one in.
6. It keeps kids moving and active: Students grab a clipboard, attach their paper to it and walk around the room to find this week’s cards. I love not seeing them glued to their desks.
5. Recording sheets are differentiated so you have freedom to choose what works best for your kids: Kids can either write the word with or without picture clues or circle the correct word that goes with each picture if writing a whole word would be too much right now.
4. It’s academic and meaningful work… not just busy work: Kids get to write, copy words, practice skills (cards focus on everything from letter ID to CVC words, vowels, beginning, middle, and ending sounds, digraphs, and more! There are even a few fun seasonal sets that I put in at the beginning of each new month.
3. It’s a routine you can use ALL YEAR: Just change out the cards and recording sheets every week, which takes about 2 minutes. 31 sets are included in my year-long bundle! I LOVE the consistency of always having this as an option my kids know how to do.
2. It’s engaging in FUN for students: The cards are new each week, they’re moving around, AND they LOVE having to hunt for the card they need. I keep my clothespins in the same place all year, but it still turns into a treasure hunt for them. 🙂
1. It’s self-checking: Answer keys are included. I like to tape them up on the side of a bookshelf in case students want to just check it out and see if they got everything correct. I often have them show me their work (just quickly to hold them accountable), but I don’t formally grade it.
Thousands of teachers have purchased this best-selling bundle and loved using it in their classrooms! If you’re looking to add “Write the Room” to your classroom routine, you can find it linked below! 🙂 Let me know if you have any questions!
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